Shloka 16
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
दित्यां बभूवतुः पुत्रौ कश्यपादिति नः श्रुतम् । हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव हिरण्याक्षश्च वीर्यवान्
dityāṃ babhūvatuḥ putrau kaśyapāditi naḥ śrutam | hiraṇyakaśipuścaiva hiraṇyākṣaśca vīryavān
ನಾವು ಕೇಳಿರುವುದೇನೆಂದರೆ—ದಿತಿಯಿಂದ ಕಶ್ಯಪನ ಮೂಲಕ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಪುತ್ರರು ಜನಿಸಿದರು: ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶಿಪು ಮತ್ತು ವೀರ್ಯವಂತ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಾಕ್ಷ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It establishes the karmic and cosmic genealogy of powerful asuras, showing how embodied beings arise through lineage and guṇa-driven tendencies—setting the stage for dharma’s restoration under Pati (Śiva) as the supreme governor of cosmic order.
By introducing forces that later oppose divine order, the text implicitly contrasts asuric pride with surrender; Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship is presented elsewhere in the Purāṇa as the stabilizing refuge that subdues ego and aligns the devotee with Śiva’s niyati (cosmic law).
No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway is to counter asuric qualities (pride, domination) through daily pañcākṣarī-japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and cultivating humility and devotion.